European steel plate prices set to rise further on good demand, costly slab

Steel plate prices in Europe were stable or slightly higher in the seven days to Wednesday February 8 on good demand and higher costs for slab supplies, but were expected to rise further, market sources have told Fastmarkets.

Italy
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel domestic plate, 8-40mm, exw Southern Europe, was €870-900 ($933-965) per tonne on Wednesday, stable week on week.

The assessment was, however, up by...

Published

Julia Bolotova

February 08, 2023

14:25 GMT

Brussels